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R. G. IREY.

BARREL CLOSURE.

APPLICATION FILED APn.2|. 1919.

1,320,862. Patented Nov. 4,1919.

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BARREL-CLOSURE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented 'Nov. 4, 1919.

Application filed April 21,1919. Serial No. 291,550.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, RALPH Gr. Iran, a citizen of the United States,residing at Abilene, in the county of Dickinson and State of Kansas,have invented a new and useful Barrel-Closure, of which the following isa specification.- V

The present invention relates to barrel or basket closures, theprincipalobject being to provide a detachable closure which willentirely inclos the receptacle to exclude dust from the interior of thesame and which will permit the contents of the receptacle being viewedwithout removing the closure.

A further object of the invention is to provide a closure which isadjustable to barrels or receptacles ofvarious diameters, and which maybe readily applied thereto.

It is a further object of the invention to provide a closure which isadaptable to barrels of usual construction and embodies a transparentdoor which may be raised in order to remove part of the contents of thebarrel.

Another object resides in the provision of a closure which adjustsitself to the barrel and which has a contractile member therein which isinclosed and thus prevented from rusting.

An additional object of the present inven tion resides in the provisionof a barrel closure which is simple in construction,

which consists of few parts, and which may be manufactured andvplaced onthe market at a minimum cost.

With the above and other objects and advantages in View, the inventionconsists of combinations of elements, constructions, arrangement ofparts and general assemblage which will be enlarged upon hereinafter andpointed out in the appended claims.

On the drawing: 7

Figure 1 is a plan view of a barrel closure embodying my improvements;

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary side elevation of a barrel having the closureapplied thereto, part of the closure being broken away to show thecontractile spring carried by the closure; V

Fig, 3 is a likeview showing the closure in vertical cross section.

Referring in detail to the drawings the numeral 5 denotes a sheet offabric which may be muslin, canvas or the like or in fact which has apane of transparent material mounted therein such as celluloid, glass orthe hke. This closure is hinged to the ring 7 by relatively small-rings11 carried by the closure 9 which engagearound the ring 7 and throughthe fabric sheet 5.

W hen the closure is positioned on the barrel or receptacle the ends ofthe sheet 5 extend around or skirt the upper edge of the barrel and areheld close to the same through the medium of a contractile spring orother resilient band 12, the latter being held in position by extendingthe lower end of the flexible sheet 5 around the same and stitching thisend to the overhanging portion of the flexible sheet as indicated at 13.This spring embraces the barrel and retains the cover in positionthereon. A knob or handle 14L is mounted upon the frame or annulus 9 bymeans of which the hinged cover is raised to gain access to the barrelin order to remove part of the contents of the same.

From this disclosure it will be apparent that I have provided a simpleand inexpensive barrel closure which will effectively exclude dust fromthe interior of the barrel and which will permit the contents of thebarrel being viewed without necessitating the removal of the cover.

The embodiment of the invention herein shown and described is consideredthe preferred construction but it will be understood that the same canbe modified in many respects and that my limits of modification are onlygoverned by the appended claims.

That is claimed is:

1. In a barrel closure, a fabric sheet adapted to be disposed over themouth of the barrel and depend around the sides of thesame, the fabricsheet being provided with a central opening, a ring secured to V thefabric at the edge of the opening, a

frame hinged to the ring, a transparent pane carried by the latter, andresilient means secured to the fabric and entirely inportion of thesheet to afford a circumferenrial pocket and a contractile springaccommodated in the pocket to resiliently retain the cover on thebarrel. 7

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as .my own, I have heretoaflixed my signature.

RALPH G. IREY.

closed thereby and adapted to embrace the barrel;

2. A barrel closure comprising a fabric sheet adapted to overlie theopening of the 5 barrel and to skirt the sides of the barrel,

the lower edge of the sheet being turned back upon itself and secured tothe major Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, byaddressing the Commissionerof Ijatents; Washington, D. G.

